Library · Cardington
Cardington-Lincoln Public Library
Cardington’s library is the Cardington-Lincoln Public Library, a branch of Cardington-Lincoln Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Cardington’s branch belongs to Cardington-Lincoln Public Library, which serves 6,484 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cardington-Lincoln Public Library
128 E. Main St., Cardington 43315
50 hrsopen a week
8,013sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Cardington-Lincoln Public Library
21K
visits
3.2 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
551
programs & events
7,589 attended
4,906
library cards
76% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
3.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
76% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
551 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$76 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $491K.
Local 33%State 59%Federal 3%Gifts & other 5%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.